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/*******************************************************************************
* Copyright (c) 2007, 2010 Oracle. All rights reserved.
* This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
* terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0, which accompanies this distribution
* and is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html.
*
* Contributors:
* Oracle - initial API and implementation
******************************************************************************/
package org.eclipse.jpt.jpa.core.context;
import java.util.ListIterator;
/**
* Read-only reference table (i.e. a table that joins with one other table,
* as opposed to a "join table" that joins with two other tables)<ul>
* <li>join table
* <li>collection table
* </ul>
* Provisional API: This interface is part of an interim API that is still
* under development and expected to change significantly before reaching
* stability. It is available at this early stage to solicit feedback from
* pioneering adopters on the understanding that any code that uses this API
* will almost certainly be broken (repeatedly) as the API evolves.
*/
public interface ReadOnlyReferenceTable
extends ReadOnlyTable
{
// TODO is this method necessary?
PersistentAttribute getPersistentAttribute();
// ********** join columns **********
/**
* Return the reference table's join columns, whether specified or default.
*/
ListIterator<? extends ReadOnlyJoinColumn> joinColumns();
/**
* Return the number of join columns, whether specified or default.
*/
int joinColumnsSize();
/**
* Return the reference table's specified join columns.
*/
ListIterator<? extends ReadOnlyJoinColumn> specifiedJoinColumns();
String SPECIFIED_JOIN_COLUMNS_LIST = "specifiedJoinColumns"; //$NON-NLS-1$
/**
* Return the number of specified join columns.
*/
int specifiedJoinColumnsSize();
/**
* Return whether the reference table has specified join columns.
*/
boolean hasSpecifiedJoinColumns();
/**
* Return the specified join column at the specified index.
*/
ReadOnlyJoinColumn getSpecifiedJoinColumn(int index);
/**
* Return the default join column or <code>null</code>.
* A default join column only exists if there are no specified join columns.
*/
ReadOnlyJoinColumn getDefaultJoinColumn();
String DEFAULT_JOIN_COLUMN_PROPERTY = "defaultJoinColumn"; //$NON-NLS-1$
}
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